Jodi Blomberg

Jodi Blomberg

VP AI & ML Cox Automotive

Agenda Day 2

2:15 PM BUSINESS MEETINGS | concurrent INNOVATION WORKSHOP: Small Language Models - the Path to Preventing the Million-Dollar Day? Understanding Limitations, Trade-Offs, and Deployment Decisions

•    When does size matter—and when does it not? 
•    Assessing contextual understanding and domain fit: How LLMs generalize vs. how SLMs specialize 
•    Understanding latency, cost, and infrastructure requirements 
•    Evaluating governance and risk trade-offs: Controllability, explainability, and hallucination risks 
•    Highlighting data privacy, fine-tuning, and lifecycle considerations